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A consequence of this increase in business use of technology and the shift toward knowledge in American industry is that all workers need a certain level of computer and technical skills. As businesses hire and train college graduates with technical skills, universities must determine the appropriateness of their curricula from a technical perspective.

Schools of business have determined that students, whether they’re IT majors or not, need proficiency in computer and information technology. Demand for college graduates with basic computer and IT skills has become the norm, raising the need for curriculum to match industry needs. It’s recommended that students planning to complete a University degree should take at least one basic computer programming course.

NCTC has several academic Computer Science courses that will transfer to most if not all universities. Most Universities will take up to 27 hours of transfer courses for a Computer Science major. Mechanical, Electrical and Bio Engineering curricula will accept COSC 1436 as the basic programming requirement.

Computer Science Courses

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BCIS 1305 - BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Introduces and develops foundational skills in applying essential and emerging business productivity information technology tools. The focus of this course is on business productivity software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, data analytics, and business-oriented utilization of the internet.

BCIS 1305 is included in the Business Field of Study.

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COSC 1436 - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of structured programming, and provides a comprehensive introduction to programming for computer science and technology majors. Topics include software development methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. This course assumes computer literacy.

This course is included in the Field of Study Curriculum for Computer Science.

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COSC 1437 - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II

This course focuses on the object-oriented programming paradigm, emphasizing the definition and use of classes along with fundamentals of object-oriented design. The course includes basic analysis of algorithms, searching and sorting techniques, and an introduction to software engineering processes. Students will apply techniques for testing and debugging software.

This course is included in the Field of Study Curriculum for Computer Science.

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COSC 2425 - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

The organization of computer systems is introduced using assembly language. Topics include basic concepts of computer architecture and organization, memory hierarchy, data types, computer arithmetic, control structures, interrupt handling, instruction sets, performance metrics, and the mechanics of testing and debugging computer systems. Embedded systems and device interfacing are introduced.

This course is included in the Computer Science Field of Study Curriculum.

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COSC 2436 - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS III

Further applications of programming techniques, introducing the fundamental concepts of data structures and algorithms. Topics include data structures (including stacks, queues, linked lists, hash tables, trees, and graphs), searching, sorting, recursion, and algorithmic analysis. Programs will be implemented in an appropriate object-oriented language.

This course is included in the Field of Study Curriculum for Computer Science.

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Manuel Trevino
Interim Chair Information Technology Division
(940) 498-6292
mtrevino@nctc.edu